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Did you take this trip? If so, how was the route?

Within a span of one month our family took two road trips to Uttarakhand. First was Delhi to Dehradun. Second was Delhi to Ramnagar. Every time I think about our Jim Corbett park road trip, I can’t avoid comparing the two. Delhi Doon road was pretty good all through out. Most of it is expressway. Where it is not expressway, it is still very good roads.

Delhi - Ramnagar we went via Amroha and Kashipur. There were few diversion on kutcha roads on under construction flyover sites. There were some broken patches of road but no major potholes. Even then I enjoyed the drive on these two lane, undivided roads with trees and fields on both sides. Driving Vento 1.2 TSI on these “country roads” was pure bliss.

Going through Amroha town was the biggest challenge for us. The roads are narrow, traffic is congested. On our return journey Google map navigation took us through some very narrow locality roads where just one car fits- narrow roads, shops on ground floor, residential on upper floors: it felt like passing through tunnels. I was afraid we would get stuck. If I were to go again through this town, I would put one person to be navigator, with Google map in satellite imagery mode and follow only main roads.

Visited Jim Corbett from Delhi during the Diwali break.

For the journey from Delhi to Jim Corbett, we took the Delhi - Moradabad - Thakurdwara - Kashipur - Ramnagar route. The entry into Moradabad and then for a few kilometers the road is in a bad state. There are lots of potholes and the road is broken. After about 5 to 6 kilometers, the conditions improve. However, the roads are not fully smooth and are broken on and off till the border of UP - UK. After entering UK, the road conditions are much better.

For the journey from Jim Corbett to Delhi, we took the Ramnagar - Kashipur - Thakurdwara - Kanth - Amroha - Gajraula route and this was much better. Road conditions were good, though it was mostly a single lane for most of the journey. However, we got in a bad traffic jam on the bridge over the Ganga after crossing Gajrula. It took us 45 minutes to cross about 3 kilometers. We also had to take a detour due to the farmer's protests in the Delhi - UP border and that also added to the travel time.

Planning to take the road till Corbett from Delhi (airport), please help on the route and current road conditions.

Take the route Delhi-Moradabad-Parag Dairy Dalpatpur-Kashipur-Ramnagar.

It’s about 20 km longer with very good roads and very little traffic once you turn at Parag Dairy, Dalpatpur for Kashipur.

Use Google maps. Parag Dairy is a few Kms ahead on the main Highway bet Moradabad & Rampur.

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Where exactly will you be staying in Corbett? Road condition from Delhi to Moradabad is very good (4/ 6 lanes), but I must warn you about Moradabad - Kashipur road. That is completely broken and should be avoided.


Thanks for the suggestion, have you travelled on this road? Is this the route you are suggesting?

https://goo.gl/maps/5GmASdRXBnSVTnd4A

Alternatively, another member had travelled last year from Gajraula to Noorpur- Dhampur; any experiences on this? I know for sure that Dhampur can be a pain to cross but so is Kashipur.

Personally, I will take an even longer route and use this-

Delhi- Moradabad - Rampur- Suar - Bajpur- Kaladhungi. Except for a 30 Km stretch between Rampur - Suar, no issues on roads. Even on this stretch, road condition is good, just that the traffic can be a botheration depending on the time of day.

Once past Bajpur, you will enjoy the road lined with trees passing through jungle.

https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Hapu...29.3947643!3e0

Yes, I take this route all the time and very often, every few weeks. This is basically to avoid the congestion between Moradabad and Kashipur.

The Rampur -Suar route is longer and not the route to Corbett, though it will get you there via Bazpur.

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So we shall be staying in Ramnagar.

I will be traveling from Mumbai, I have two options once I land in Delhi.
a. Take another flight from Delhi to Pantnagar and then a cab to Ramnagar.
b. Take the car to Ramnagar from Delhi Airport itself.

Assuming that the time taken from Delhi to Ramnagar is somewhere around 5 hours, its the same as waiting for a connecting flight and then again drive from Pantnagar to Ramnagar.

Travelled to Jim Corbett on April 29th and Returned on May 1st. While travelling from Delhi took the below route

Delhi - Gajraula - Amroha - Kanth - Thakurdwara - Kashipur - Ramnagar

This route was excellent roads till Gajrula with new laid expressway roads for majority of the distance. Managed an average of 75 KM per hour on this stretch

The road post Gajrula to Kashipur via Amroha is a two lane road with lot of small and big pot holes which reduced the speed to an average of 45-50 KM per hour. The worst part of this stretch is when you pass through the small towns where locals are heading on two Wheelers and Hore/bullock carts for their regular day. This reduces the speed to an average of 30 - 40 KM per hour at these places. Additionally there is a long stop at Kanth railway crossing if its closed. Was stuck for 20 mins as they allowed 3 trains to pass before opening the gates. It took us 6 hours and 30 Mins including a pit stop of 30 mins at Gajraula

There is construction work going on to build a flyover near Kashipur Railway crossing and it also impacts your speed

On Return took the below route

Ramnagar - Kashipur - Moradabad - Gajraula - Delhi

We faced some construction work in stretches near Kashipur Railway Crossing, on Rampur - Moradabad road and between Moradabad and Gajraula around the Joya toll Plaza. We started around 12:30 PM at Ramnagar and Reached Delhi at 6:30 PM with a pit Stop at Gajraula for 45 mins. We found the road was much smoother with some bad patches round Kashipur and Moradabad - Rampur Road. Would suggest you take this for a quicker and more comfortable travel

Thank you for this.

The second route sounds really scenic. I don’t mind the extra km if they are more stress free while driving.

The gmap link that you provided for the first route seems a bit different from what @cavalier was suggesting. Could either of you clarify? This is the first time I will be doing this trip and to my eyes it looked like it’s joining the Moradabad Kashipur road a few km down.

Finally I checked the route on apple maps and it gave this route as longer but viable option:

NCR-Meerut-Khatuali- Bijnor-dhampur-Kashipur bypass- Ramnagar. Our destination is beyond Ramnagar. Any thoughts about this route?

Looks I posted wrongly or google auto corrected. Have edited now.

Based on cavalier post, this is the road you should take.

https://goo.gl/maps/5GmASdRXBnSVTnd4A


No, it will be useless.

Stick with the one above, you will leave the highway at Dalpatpur and Kashipur is only 50Km.

Thank you for clarifying. The other route (via Suar) that you suggested in your earlier post is about 32km longer but takes only 15min more as per Gmaps. Is this down to better road quality or less traffic? And between the two which one would suggest for a more comfortable and stress free journey?

I have no personal experience on the route suggested by a fellow member

https://goo.gl/maps/jqbFEt4XZ8XeTGLMA

he has mentioned that he goes regularly, so maybe you can try while going. If you find major problems, try the other one on the return

https://goo.gl/maps/VanFfX7uaZitjbBA8

This is around 30 Km longer and the problem will be only between Ramnagar- Suar, the road is good, no potholes, just traffic.

Thank you for your clarifications

While its not specific to travel to corbett, but for residents of Gurugram, does it at all make sense to the the Eastern peripheral highway to reach NH9 @ Dasna instead of Nizamuddin Brige-> NE3->NH9? Google maps refuse to acknowledge this as an option unless one literally forces journey start at Sohna. I know travel through NCR can take time, and is there any time of the day where the Delhi jams outweigh the additional kms?

In my case journey start would be Horizon Centre (DLF5).

Absolutely. I have done this route multiple times and once, in all coincidence, I started from OHC too. lol:

Take the EPE hands down if you are starting from Gurgaon after 8 AM. Lengthier for sure, but you will save on traffic stress and burning needless fuel.

However, if you are starting from Gurgaon before 8, take the expressway + RTR Flyover + AIIMS + Barapullah + Akshardham Expressway (NE9) throughout till Dasna and Hapur. Traffic would be minimal and you'll save on time.